ANTIBACTERIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antibacterial mean? 

• ANTIBACTERIAL (noun)
  The noun ANTIBACTERIAL has 1 sense:

1. any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth

  Familiarity information: ANTIBACTERIAL used as a noun is very rare.

• ANTIBACTERIAL (adjective)
  The adjective ANTIBACTERIAL has 1 sense:

1. destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth

  Familiarity information: ANTIBACTERIAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTIBACTERIAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

antibacterial; antibacterial drug; bactericide

Hypernyms ("antibacterial" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antibacterial"):

antibiotic; antibiotic drug (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections)

azithromycin; Zithromax (a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body)

dapsone (antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases)

dicloxacillin; Dynapen (antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin)

hexachlorophene (antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste)

INH; isoniazid; Nydrazid (antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis)

Mandelamine; methenamine; Urex (antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections)

nalidixic acid; NegGram (antibacterial agent used especially to treat genitourinary infections)

Neosporin (trade name for a topical drug containing several antibacterials; used as an ointment for skin irritations and in the form of eyedrops for minor eye infections)

Macrodantin; nitrofurantoin (derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urinary tract)

Rifadin; rifampin; Rimactane (an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis)

sulfa; sulfa drug; sulfonamide; sulpha (antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA)

Achromycin; tetracycline (an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections)

crystal violet; gentian violet (a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment)

• ANTIBACTERIAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

bacterial (relating to or caused by bacteria)

 Context examples 

A broad-spectrum carbapenem with antibacterial properties, synthetic Meropenem inhibits cell wall synthesis in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.

(Meropenem, NCI Thesaurus)

Melaleuca quinquenervia oil has antiseptic and antibacterial properties and is used in cosmetic products.

(Melaleuca quinquenervia Leaf Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

An aminoglycoside antibiotic with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity isolated from Streptomyces bluensis and many other Streptomyces species.

(Bluensomycin, NCI Thesaurus)

Biapenem has similar antibacterial activity to that of imipenem, but is more stable against human renal dehydropeptidase-I and with less neurotoxicity.

(Biapenem, NCI Thesaurus)

The anhydrous form of meropenem, a broad-spectrum carbapenem with antibacterial properties, synthetic Meropenem inhibits cell wall synthesis in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.

(Meropenem Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of methacycline, a tetracycline antibiotic with broad-spectrum antibacterial and antiprotozoal activity.

(Methacycline Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic nitroimidazole derivative with antiprotozoal and antibacterial activities.

(Metronidazole, NCI Thesaurus)

Formaldehyde acts as an antibacterial agent against gram-positive and gram-negative organisms.

(Methenamine Hippurate, NCI Thesaurus)

A peroxide with antibacterial, irritant, keratolytic, comedolytic, and anti-inflammatory activity.

(Benzoyl Peroxide, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt form of azlocillin, a semisynthetic, extended spectrum acylampicillin with antibacterial activity.

(Azlocillin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)